Mr. McLeod is a founding partner of the fi rm with substantial trial experience. He specializes in counseling and defending Fortune 500 companies in the oil, chemical, and engineering industries in complex commercial and tort litigation involving products and premises liability claims. In over 30 years of practice, Mr. McLeod has defended suits brought by plaintiffs involving claims of alleged birth defects, cancers, burns, pulmonary abnormalities and neuromuscular defi ciencies. In addition, he also has handled claims involving actual or suspected insurance fraud and has been involved in the prosecution of plaintiffs’ cases involving signifi cant injury and death. Mr. McLeod began practicing as a Deputy District Attorney in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.

Mr. McLeod currently leads a team involved in litigating a variety of complex toxic tort matters.

Mr. McLeod’s team successfully litigated mass tort litigation involving claims of birth defects caused by pesticide. His team also successfully defended class action and individual claims of approximately 7,500 individuals claiming personal injury and property damages resulting from a chemical fire at a sulfuric acid regeneration facility.

For over 30 years, Mr. McLeod has headed a team that has defended many different companies in products and premises claims. He has successfully tried cases to defense verdicts.

Mr. McLeod has represented chemical industry clients in defending benzene-related personal injury claims.

Mr. McLeod handles a number of significant commercial matters involving oil refinery property damage claims from both a defense and a plaintiff’s perspective.

Mr. McLeod defends the interests of a designer of refineries and refinery units involving claims of negligent design.

Mr. McLeod has also been involved in the investigation and defense of insurance fraud claims.